Lady for One Day
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What should I do if life has failed? What should I do if my daughter's happiness depends on the future visit of the groom — the heir of the Spanish grandee? What should I do if the groom's father is obsessed with titles and wealth? The only way out is to turn into a rich lady for the day. Street vendor Ani, with the help of her many friends and acquaintances, cannot help but cope with this task. A brothel owner and a young conman, a judge and the mayor of New York himself are involved in an incredible cycle of events. They play out a whole performance in front of the groom and his father against the backdrop of skyscrapers, cars with horns, women's lace umbrellas and incendiary jazz melodies, and in this gala performance Anya plays the role of a real socialite…
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29 people
Marina Neyolova
Anni
Known for
Autumn Marathon
The Barber of Siberia
Aleksandr Filippenko
Count Alfonso Romero
Known for
The Master and Margarita
Hard to Be a God
Aleksandr Kalyagin
Judge
Known for
Tale of Tales
Hello, I'm Your Aunt!
Oleg Tabakov
mayor of New York
Known for
The Twelve Chairs
Seventeen Moments of Spring
Inna Ulyanova
Brothel keeper
Known for
The Pokrovsky Gates
Burnt by the Sun
Yelena Zakharova
Louisa
Also in
Cadetship
Kremlin cadets
Igor Kashintsev
Chief of police
Also in
Dead Souls
Maigret is with the Minister
Gennadiy Yukhtin
Kudryashov-Zarasaisky
Known for
Spring on Zarechnaya Street
Ballad of a Soldier
Oleg Korchikov
tramp
Known for
The Red Snowball Tree
Vladimir Orlov
doorman of the "Plaza" hotel
Also in
The Cool Guy
Flight to the Monster Country
Andrey Perepechko
Known for
Piranha Hunt
Evgenia Zhukovich
Also in
Home Not Alone
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Dmitriy Astrakhan Director · Oleg Danilov Screenplay Jerzy Gościk Cinematographer
United States release November 11, 2002 · Produced in Belarus, Russia · Production Rekun - Cinema, Valery Todorovsky Production Company
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Belarusfilm
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Rekun - Cinema
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Valery Todorovsky Production Company
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Belarus · Russia
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Original title
Леди на день
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · June 6, 2002
Theatrical
United States · November 11, 2002
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